Heads-up Syracuse cops follow footprints in snow to suspect

Syracuse, NY -- Tracks in the snow early today led Syracuse police to a man suspected of holding up a cab driver at knifepoint, Syracuse police said.

Anthony Jamison, 20, of 342 Palmer Ave., was charged with robbery and criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies, criminal possession of stolen property, a misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.

The cab driver, who police are not identifying, was held up about 2:05 p.m. in the 300 block of Dudley Street, Sgt. Tom Connellan said.

When officers arrived, they noticed footprints in the fresh snow at the scene of the robbery, Connellan said. The officers followed the tracks to 114 Bradley St., where they took Jamison into custody, Connellan said.

After his arrest in the Dudley Street robbery, officers charged Jamison with felony robbery in an incident Feb 17 at 550 S. Clinton St. He is accused of taking a gold chain from a resident of the apartment building, Connellan said.